St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
What is Known About the Fisheries
Commission
DELEGATES FROM ENGLAND.
A Scheme On Foot for Comprehensive
Reform of the
TafiH.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Secretary
Bayard spoke fully and freely this after
noon in regard to the new phase AS
sumed by the Canadian fisheries ques-
ton. He regarded it as most hopeful
indication OF speedy, just and honor
able adjustment of these Iong-pending
dl1ncultIes; that the British government
nad ltSelf taken steps to put an end TO
Inc triangular manner in which the me-
g0tlatlous had hitherto been carried on.
witch had Deeh perpetual embarrasS-
inelI: Every proposition submitted bv
the United States had to be referred f.
Canada for the views of the Dominion
government, and after months of DELAY
II would pc returned with the Cana
dlanS objections, and the whole routine
would have to be gone over
again Secretary Bayard es-
pecialiy referred this nron-
0Sitlon, made by him to Lord iddesleigR.
British secretary for foreign affairs
VINO subsequently died. That pr0p0si,
tlon remained unanswered for months
AFTER Lord lddesleigh's death. and was
nnaiiy returned to the United States by
LORD Salisbury with the Canadian Oh
yecti0iis. secretary Bayard went on to
say That all the embarraSsments and de-
lays which had hampered negofiafiOns
IN times past would be obyiated by fhe
appointment of royal commissioners.
elothed with full authority to speak
Doth Ior Great Britain and the Donin-
ION OF canada. 1t was not correct. as
stated III cable dispatches from London,
That the American commissioners had
already been selected. In the absence
OF direct authority from congress there
could be no United States commits
slo1ers appointed, with full powers.
such as those possessed by the commits
slonerS designated by the British crown.
All the American representative could
uo Moulo De 10 agree upon an amend
iHent OF an Interpretation of the treaty
OF 1918, which would have TO he laid he
Tore the United States for its action he
tore II could take effect. In point of
TACT nlted States commissioners were
iOt absolutely necessary. The secretary
OF state himself, as sole representatiye
OF the United States, could negotiate
treaty, subject, of course. to ratification
by the president and senate. lust as Mr..
Marcy, then secretary of state. did in
1Oo4 With Lord Elgin. then governor gen
eral OF Canada. But if Great Britain
wished the negotiations to be conducted
by three representatives on each side.
mat desire might very properly be com
piled with by the president. Secretary
Bayard intimate / that, in his Judgment.
this would probably be the best course,
ana subsequent conversation left the
impression on the mind of the Times
correspondent that the president. in all
probability, would designate two other
able international juriStS to cooperate
with the secretary Of state in the peeo-
tiatiOns.
A STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Sept. 2.-In the house of
commons this afternoon Mr.. Gourley
asked it 1t was intended to refer article
~, OF the Treaty of Washington. to the
hSher1es commission as well as the fish
cry articles; whether the cOmDositiOn
and powers OF the commission would be
in accordance with the memorandum of
the American government of June %.
1883; whether the terms of the draft of
the protocol. submitted bY(United States
Minister Adams to the Earl of Claren-
don in 1866. would form a part of the
matters referred to the commission. and
whether the Alaskan fisheries cues
ton would be referred to
the commission Sir James Fergus
son, parliamentary secretary to the
foreign office. replied that it was not in
tended at present to refer Article 80 to
the commission. He was not prepared
to say that the American meInorapdum
referred to would limit the scope of the
commission. Regarding the Adams
protocol, he referred the inquirer to
Lord Salisbury'S dispatch of March a.
stating the views of the British govern
ment in proposing the commission. The
full terms to be referred to the commits
sion were as yet undecided The inclu-
sion of the matter of the Alaskan seal
fisheries would receive consideration.
Sir Lionel Sackyille-West, the British
minister at Washington, would be the
second member Of the commission. The
third would be Canadian.